IT SEC, an information security consultancy and training firm, has announced that it will be hosting the IT SEC Academy Cybersecurity Awareness Seminar on 3rd August 2017.
Cybercriminals continue to go after the weak links: report
SANS Institute, in its recent survey titled ‘SANS 2017 Endpoint Risks and Protections’, revealed that browser-based attacks and social engineering are now the two most powerful techniques targeting organisations.
Best practices in dealing with cybercrime
What are the top cybercrime activities businesses need to watch out for, and what can be done to combat them?
Hackers use royal baby news as social engineering lure
It may be old news now, but hackers are still using news of the royal baby’s birth to entice people into clicking on malicious links, according to researchers at Trend Micro.
Apple browsers targeted by simple JavaScript ransom scam
Ransom attackers have finally made the jump from Windows to the Mac with news of a stunningly simple hack that tries to trick browser users into paying a $300 (£200) fine using a simple JavaScript routine.
Why help desk employees are a social engineer's favourite target
A new report from the SANS Institute and RSA on help desk security and privacy finds help desk workers are the easiest victims for a determined social engineering criminal.
5 security-bolstering strategies that won't break the bank
Security experts offer five tips for enhancing security that don’t cost a lot of cash – and sometimes no money at all – so companies can spend their security dollars on the hard stuff.
It’s better to call ahead before sending malware, Symantec finds
Hackers are finding it pays to call ahead before sending malware-laden email. Symantec has seen what it describes as a …
MiniDuke malware targets 23 governments
A cyber espionage operation dubbed MiniDuke has targeted government organisations in as many as 23 countries, security vendors said on …
Gartner: Application-based DDoS attacks on the rise
According to a new report from Gartner, hackers are adapting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and combining these with …